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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22

THE use Of electricity in Surgery
was wonderfully illustrated in Cincin-
natl ON the 18th instant, the sufferer
being former citizen OF GAINESVILLE,
Mr.. Isaac Lyons, who in 1866 was one
o: the firm Of Plosser & Lyon, dealers
in clothing, on the square in what is
now the Elder Block. The Cincinnati
Enquirer gives this account:
Five years ago Mr. Isaac Lyons, a
prominent citizen Of Danville, KY,
became afflicted by a sore on the tongue,
which soon developed into cancer
GUS growth, such as resulted fatally in
the case of Gen. Grant, and later in
that OF John Roach, the great ship
builder.
Mr.. Lyons came to Cincinnati, and,
after consulting several OF the most
prominent surgeons, submitted to an
operation in which half of his tongue
was removed by the same process as
was used Yesterday About six months
ago the cancer, which was of the most
malignant sort, began to show itself
again. 1t was very painful and applica-
ton Of cocaine was the only remedy
that would relieve his suffering in any
degree.
First the tongue was encircled as
near the base as possible by loop OF
fine platinum wire, which was held in
place by pins thrust thrust through
the cancerous growth. When every
thing was in readiness powerful cur
rent oil electricity was sent through the
wire. which was quickly heated to
incandescence.
The mouth OF the patient was filled
with bright light for nm instant, and
then, as the wire came to white heat,
the loop was gently drawn Harvard, the
glowing wire cutting through the can
cerous tongue as clean as a knife, leav-
ing boodless wound behind. Quick
err than flash the man tongue was in
the surgeons hand, and the platinum
loop was thrown to the floor. The
tongue removed was of disgusting APP
pearance, being a solid lump of corrup-
ton about an inch and half square.
Yesterday Mr.. Lyons was able to sit,
and could take liquid food comfortably.
He is also able to articulate so as to be
clearly understood, although his tongue
is entirely gone.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
Advertised Letters.

The following list of letters remain
uncalled for in the GAINESVILLE, Tenn,
post-ofice up to Saturday, Jan. Is,
1887 If not called FOR within thirty
days they will be sent to the "dead
letter" office at Washington.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22

A CHICAGO minister, who was much
gratihed at the large attendance of
young people at the Sunday evening
meetings, one night announced the
hymn, 81 Need Thee Every Hour"
The consequences were stated as fol-
lows: 81 distinctly saw young lady
in one OF the front seats nudge young
man at her side. Three seats back |
saw Young gentleman nudge young
lady, and five seats back saw anothtr r
gentleman nudge young lady.
This set me to thinking, and the next
Sunday night l gave out the hymn with
my eyes wide open, and as uttered
the words i Need The Every Hour
saw several people, nudge several other
people, and my notion OF the zeal OF
tncse young ladies and gentlemen
changed. They came to church to he
IN each others company"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for
children teething, is the prescription OF
one OF the best female physicians and
nurses in the United States and has
been used for forty years with never
failing success by millions OF mothers
Tor their children. During the process
of teethmg its value is incaculable. 1t
relieves the child from pain, cures dys-
EMERY and sdiarrhGa gripping in the
bowels and wind-colic. BY giving
health to the child it rests the mother.
Price 25c. bottle Dec 20, ly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22

ON. TYLER, Of Canton, arrived, In
this city Wednesday night, and eN-
poets to remain ten days with his sis
ter, Mrs. Polk G. Johnson. He is I'M
der treatment of DR.. T. D. johnson :.
Welcome MARS Quaint"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
PeoDIe's Warehouse,

HANCOCK. FRASER & RAGsDALE, ofthe Peo-
pies Warehouse, gold for the week ending
January 20, 1886, 81 hogsheads as follows:
5 Hhhd. New Leaf, s. 60, 50, 3 so.
Hind. New Lugs, 81 70.
10 Hhds. Old Leaf, s. TO- GO, 3 90, 4 30
40, 4 u.s. 4 90, A so, 800, 80, 90, so
70.
A Hhds. Old Leaf, 50, so, l 25, leo.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22

THE Smithland Baud came up on 4 e
steamer City of GAINESVILLE, on the trip
to Nashville. They came up in the
city long enough to ascertain that this
is no Hopkinsville, and then got on
board and went on their way rejoicing.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
Central Warehouse,

KENDRICK, PETTUs d Co., OF the Central
Warehouse, sold for the week ending Janua-
ry 20, 1887, "a hogsheads, as follows;
IA Hogsheads Leaf.
IS 90, 10, co, 50, so, 5 95, 20, 6 20
90, 8 60, A 70, 4 40, A %, 70.
10 Hogsheads Lugs.
81 O. 3 20, 8 SO, 3 10, 80, 2 90, rs, 3 20
2 T5
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
LIST OF PRIZES.


Application for rates to clubs should be
made only to the Office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further in formation write clearly giving
full address. PDSEAI. NOTES, Express
Money Orders, or New York Exchange In
ordinary letter. Currency by Express (at our
expense) addressed
M. a. DAUPHIN, "a.
New Orleans, La.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
neutrality-suspicious.
A FATAL MISTAKE.

BN
lished an account of a fatal
surgical operation which caused
a great commotion among med
ical men throughout the whole
country, DR.. Thayer, the most
eminent surgeon in Cleveland,
pronouncing it scandalous. 1t
appears that a Mrs. King had
been suffering 2or many years
from some disease of the stom-
ach, which had resisted the
treatment of all the physicians
in attendance, The disease
commenced with a slight de-
rangement of the digestion.
wlth.a poor appetite, followed
by a,peculiar indescribable dis
tress in the stomach, a feeling
that has been described as O.
faint "all gone" sensation, G
sticky slime collecting about
the teeth, causing a disagree
able taste. This sensation was
not removed by food, but, on
the contrary, it was increased.
After a while the hands and
feet became cold and sticky
a cold perspiration. There
was o constant tired and Ian
guild feeling. Thenf followed q
dreadful nervousness, with
gloomy forebodings, Finally
the patient was unable to re-
tain any food whatever, and
there was constant pain in the
abdomen. All prescribed rem
cdies failing to give relief, a
consultation was held, when it
was decided that the patient
had o cancer in tho stomach,
and in order tosave the patient's
life an operation was justifi-
able. Accordingly, on the 22d
Of February, 1888, the opera
ton was performed by DR..
Vance in the presence of DR..
Tuckerman, DR.. Perrier, DR..
Arms, DR.. Gordon, DR.. Capner,
and DR.. Halliwell of the Police
Board. The operation consist
ed in laying open the cavity
of,the abdomen and exposing
the stomach and bowels. When
this had been done an examin-
alton Of the organs was made,
but to the horror and dismay
of the doctors there was no
cancer to be found. The pa
tient did not have a cancer.
When too late the medical men
discovered that they had made
q terrible mistake; but they
sewed the parts together and
dressed the wound that they
had made, but the poor woman
sank from exhaustion and died
in a few hours. How sad it
must be for the husband of this
poor woman to know that his
wife died from the effects of .
surgical operation that ought
never to have been performed.
If this woman had taken the
proper re-4edy for Dyspepsia
and Nervous Prostitution (for
this was what the disease really
was), she would have been liv-
ing to-day, SHAKER EXTRACT OF
RooTs, or SEIGEL's CURATIVE
SYRUP, o remedy made ex-
pressly for Dyspepsia or Indi-
gestion, has restored many such
cases to perfect health after all
other kinds of treatment have
failed. The evidence of its
efficacy in curing this class Of
cases is too voluminou2 to be
published here; but those who
read the published evidence in
favor of this dyspeptic remedy
do not question its convincing
nature, and tho article has al
extensive caln. ~s.r-,,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-01-22
Sales Reported Since Our Last Issue.
Grange Warehouse.

HERNDoN, HALLUMs & Co., of the Grange
Warehouse sold for the week ending January
20, 1887, rs hogsheads. as follows:
80 Hhds. new leaf, 90, 8 CO, 90, 10, 7 so
! GO, GO, 0O,',7 GO, 10, 10, :, y, i %
4 80, 10, 80, 20, 90, 5 80, Sd, D 30, 30.
s Hhds. new Tugs, So %, 2 w, 10, 2 CD, 10
2 90, 2 90, 2 90.
5 SO, 9 20, 8 90, 90, 3 on, co, %, 8 CD, 8 so
90, 5 90, 5 on, ) 75 50, so, SO, 50, -
ii IL Hhds. old lugs, "a 90, 90, 8 90, 90, 90
10, 2 so, 25, 2 10, 70, 30.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-16
Tho Gan of nattlesnnkes.

The use of the gall of rattlesnakes is
again warmly urged by NJ. .Koscicky. of
Austria, as an antidote for snake bite.
NJ. Koscicky, who became acquainted
with the antidote at Venezuela, declares
it to be both inexpensive and effective, as
well as instantaneous in its operation
crows and dogs in the last stage of the
poison recovering Immediately on the
remedy being administered to them. The
preparation of the article for this purpose
is described as quite simple; these rattle
wine bottle filled with spirits of thirty
degrees, and allowed to stand thus for a
week. In ordinary cases one or two
tablespoonfuls are taken, and. in extreme
cases, three to six. It is thought that
much might be gained in this direction
by experiments with the gals of other
snakes. Chicago Tribune.
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The Freneh paily Newnpaper.

q T..
The French daily newspaper is not, as
a rule, an attractive object to behold. 1t
is invariably a four-page sheet, set up in
coarse and uncomely type, studded with
advertisements displayed" with an eye
to show, but certainly without thought
of symmetry or good taste, and printed
with Whitley brown ink ON paper of good
quality but poor appearance. There is
no daily in Paris whereof the reading
matter would fill more than one page of
an average New York daily, and the con-
tents of some would not cover ne-tllird
of that space. Altogether, looking at the
average specimen of Partisan journalism,
one would fancy that French newspapers
are scarcely paying institutions.
The contents of the great French
dailies are tolerably alike in character
and order. First, the eye lights upon
political leader, then upon half column,
or SO of fashionable efficient, and finally
upon satirical sketch of some promi-
nent individual or upon description of
some notable incident of the week. On
the second page may be found an out-of-
town letter, a column or so of extracts
from exchange papers, enlivened with
brief comments, a column of local INTEL
igence, laconically rehearsed, theatre
cal or a musical critique, some footlight
gossip and some racing notes-when
there are races. Add to this, the invari-
able feuilleton, or continued story, and
one has enumerated the elements of the
ordinary Partisan morning journal
New York Times.
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Blind Man and Dog.

For some time past familiar figure
IN London has been that of blind old
man, with the usual placard upon his
breast, and led by a dog. This dog,
however, is far from the usual, being an
extremely sharp and energetic little
animal Instead of cautiously conduct
ing his old master at a snail's pace
through the hurryinS crowds, he adopts
the more radical plan of proceeding at a
brisk trOt, and unless he is allowed to
crafty his taste in the matter of pace he
refuses to render any service at all. The
result Is that master and dog run along
one after the other through the most
crowded and impatient streets of London.
while people gifted with perfect vision,
lnt dependent upon their guidance, can
only set along at all with difficulty. The
old mans stick is no sooner heard hur-
rIe1ly knock-knOck-kn ON the nave
lnent than the foot passengers stand
aside 60 avoid n collision as the couple
trOt Cleveland Leader.
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Deril E.trnctInr al Inhla.

The Madras small cause court has
brought to light gentleman who gains
his living by devil extracting. This highly
lucrative employment appears to berecog-
nized as n perfectly legitimate profession.
There was no disguise IN court as to the
exact nature of the claim In fact, the
Judge, native gentleman, appeared to
resent the skepticism of the defendant s
pleader rs to the possibility of casting
out devils. and his jocularity at the ex-
Pense of the plaintiff s profession '.What,
If a doctor does not cure he cannot re-
covert! his honor exclaimed on one occa-
sion: and on another, when the defend
ants pleader expressed his disbelief In
devil extracting. he incOnsequently OBJ
served, 'But you believe In haunted
houses To this remark the plealer re-
Piled, There may be a spiritual mani
fcstation, from which it would appear
that he Is not altogether free from the
superstition which he riCliculed.
The plaintiffs cross examination. was
very diverting. Diseases, he said, were
of three kinds-mental, spiritual and
physical Some physical sicknesses he
could cure by his art, but not every case.
Asked If he could cure love pains, he re-
Piled That is very hard Pain to cure;
even my father could not cure that He
could not cure person unless he were q
negative.-TimeS of India.
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81. d. Thorea1 was once called upon by
Mrs- Il. ". Emerson. whose flower gar
den was being scratched up by the hens.
to help her devise soale plan to prevent
further damage After a consideration
of ways and means, 5Irs. Emerson hit
upon the cxpedieut of putting linen
gloves upon the feet of the gaIlinaceous
v.Indals.
Thorcau, who had keen sense of
lrumOr, restrained the laughter which
was nearly choking him, and gravely.
under Mrs. Emerson s direction, bandagcd
the claws of the assembled barnyard in
stout linen cloth For an hour or so the
fowls did no harm, and the Emerson
household was greatly pleased.
Finally there WAS heard AN exultant
crow. Tho rooster had scratched through
his bandages and was triumphing over
his exploit. The hens followed suit. and
Mrs. Emerson was reduced to despair,
while TIlorc..u went to the woods. where
he couIsl let his laughter have vent
Youth Companion
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Paupers, craving for DrInkinr.

Nearly four-fifths of those who come
to the poorhouse are brought there by
drink. In their younger days, when
they should have been laying away some
thing for old age, they were spending
their money for drink. OF course, mis-
fortune brought many of them to want,
but drink wrought the poverty of most
Of them. When, therefore, they have
been with me for some time. without
having tasted liquor, thoy win drink any
thing to satisfy their old craving. We
used to have an annex IN a rented house
across the road from the main building,
but were forced to give it up, as the
paupers found it easy to steal away and
get tipsy. 1t was a mystery where they
got the money to buy the liquor, but
they got it. They would pick up rags,
iron, scraps, and borrow each others
clothes and sell them for drink. We
could not always keep cur eyes on them,
and they would manage to escape.
Once in awhile they steal march on
US by drinking the mash for the yeast in
the bakery, and / have known an old
fellow to swallow a bottle of medicine for
the pleasure it would give him 20 burn
his throat They have drank indigo and
other liquids, and get tipsy, too. It is a
very curious craving, this old love for
drink that keeps gnawing in men and
women 60 and 20 years of age. The love
OF tobacco is equally strong, and the only
interest they show in life is when " ,
give out the rations of smoking AMI
plug tobacco. Penthouse Superintendent
Cleary IN Globe-D Democrat.
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A pudget of social az. -

How admirable a world should we live
in If s.imptury laws could be enforced, if
dinners could never be too long or too
strong, If high headdresses could be abol-
ishetl at the theatre, if the happy medium
between no bonnets and well dressed
heads could be struck, if trains could be
shortened at crowded receptions, if ones
hospitable. hostess would not tempt one
to cat too much at midday lunch. so
that one comes home with a headachel
IF furnace heated houses could not be so
intolerably hot, and if opera coulisses
would not be so awfully drafty, if we
had social emperor or empress to gov
ern our social health, and if we also had
one to silence scandal, how much i'm
proved would be our social pleasuresl
What monstrous wrongs are committed
by this handing a story about, the whis-
pered innuendo, the story imperfcctly
told, the careless JEST distorted. the wicked
fabrication; it is often false, or even
moro dangerous, il perhaps it be half
true. Would that we could invoke a
social censorship to correct the vice of
society Mrs. John Sherwood in New
York World.
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Fashionab1e Baohelora, Eeonoml..

Economy has become actually fashion
able in several coteries of bachelors s,llo
live In apartments. They don't go to
the fashionable clothing stores for their
neclzwear, gloves and under clothes.
Catch them paying 50 or So for satin
tic that can be sold to retailers for half n
dollar. They have been taught better by
a young Englishman who goes around
with pair of valises stocked with small
wear. He buys directly from the manu-
facturers, and he has about 100 regular
customers among the best dressed men in
town. He makes his calls at stated in
tervals, sells from his stock or takes
orders for special goods, knows the
wlIins and fancies of his patrons, and
takes particular pains to suit them
exactly. His customers are not the fam
boyant dudes who size up man by his
tailor's bill, and pay the highest prices in
order to impress the storekeepers, but
the old boys, who have learned that the
way to enjoy money is not to throw it
away, but to make it go farthest when
no particular fun is to be had IN the
spending New York Letter.
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4 caAzE Eoa PHo1oeRAeAs.

Pistures OF Pretty Scenes and PROMINENT
Places in Great Demand.
Few persons have any idea of the size
to which the manufacture of pictures Of
prominent places and pretty scenes IN the
country has grown The proprietor of n
large factory told reporter recently that
his employees made from 150. 900 TO 49,
900 pictures a day. These pictures are
all made from negatives, and arc printed
and mounted by girls. He said: eve
take them on \ very sensitive plate and,
rs rule, use \ shutter that falls IN about
10th of a second Very often in taking
street scenes we get an express wagon
and put the camera out ut the hack of It.
In this way we get some very good
scenes, and the pictures come out as fine
as IL made while we were stationary.
Sometimes we have horses head right
under the camera and very often we take
men and women IN some very peculiar
Positions One picture have of 1Iadi-
son square has man In the act of blow
ing his nose When we go through the
country we take large trunk of plates
with us and take picture whenever we
see Irgtty ole. We come back some
times with 200 plates ready to print from.
One of the finest pictures we have ever
NA-AA@@AA - "a lAAG NNtlsAullE[EOn IQOlulIlellE.
which IS, you know, $40 feet in height.
The picture IS IL by 20, and the plate
was taken IA SbOut the 1-1OOth part of a
second Yet the lines at the apex are as
sharp as those at the base. We had to
stand about 1000 feet from the monu-
ment to get good picture.
We were at the yacht races and for
the big pictures used the same camera as
we used for the Washington monument.
We got some very fine pictures of the
yachts, although We spent about 5000 IN
getting them Sometimes we Will be
printing on pictures all day long. at
the time of Gen. Grants death we had
two plates going and turned out thou
sands n day To show you how fast we
can work, sometimes we receive an orCles
IN the morning, make the plate, develop
It. print and mount and send 5000 pic >
'lrcS IN tho evening. 1t IS absurd for the
men who take your photograph in studies
TO take so long about them. They II. . to
make the public think that there is 4 lot
Of intricate artistic work to be done IS
rs there anything new in instru-
mentss''
eyes, there is a shutter being made
that will close In the 1-5OOth part of a
second. Rather quick that. We made
all the Black Stocking nine pictures used
m cigarettes, and make large numbers of
them The girls we brought to a studio
and gave them the costumes. They are
paid 80 for a sitting. We have new
idea now. and think it will take well:
that is. bicycle riders We brought some
girls here. fitted them out as bicycle
riders and have taken their pictures in a
variety of positions, such as taking
headers, mounting and dismounting. -.
New York Mail aud EXPRESS.
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AGenial Restorative.

Hostetter's Stomach Bitters are EN-
phatically. a genial restorative. The
changes which this great botanicremedy
produces in the disordered organization
are always agreeable, though surely
progressive, never abrupt and violent
On this account it is admirably adapted
to persons of delicate constitution and
weak nerves, to whom the powerful
mineral drugs are positively injurious.
That it initiates those processes which
result in the re-establishment of health
full vigor is conspicuously shown i'll cases
where it is taken to overcome that fruit
full cause of debility, indigestion, coupled
as it usually is, with billiousness and
constipation. Thorough digestion, reg
ular evacuation and abundant secretion,
are results which promptly and invari-
ably attend its systematic use. 1t is, be-
sides, the best protective against ma
laria, and u first rate diuretic.
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The Cultivation of Ja1ap.

The Madras government is about to
engage in the cultivation of jalap. 1t
was found that the plant grows very well
there, and some years ago a large guam
tity of tubers Were given to private indi-
viditals in order to encourage them to
grow the remedy. But the demand this
year from the Madras medical depart
ment was for I 400 pounds, and only 100
pounds could be obtained So the gov
ernmcnt has decided to cultivate islap
itself until such time as private growers
arc III position to supply the demand.-
Kansas City Times.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-16

The usefulness of asphalt paper appears
to be demonstrated by its constantly null
tiplying applications In thin sheets II is
found admirably adapted for wrapping
silks or other fabrics that need Tlrotec2
ton from moisture; also for lining cases.
packing boxes Tor pianos, ETC., and.
rolled up into pipes, for conveying water.
Asphalt tubes are but one-fiftli of the
weight of iron. will not rust, and are
quite tough and strong; they are simply
sheets of paper of a peculiar quality
dipped IN melted asphalt. and then rolled
upon cylinder.-New York Sun.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-16

The acme Of Anglomania, "Bar-
keil'' " Yes. sir Bring me some
chopped ice, a bottle of soda and
some bromide. Eyes, sir; but /
beg pardon. sir, you weren't drinK-
ing last night mo; but the
Prince Of Wales attended a big dir
.ner aud l feel awfully rocky this
morning.